Markus Meissner
Professional Freelancer at CanControls, Continental, Nitrokey
Hanau, Hesse, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarkus Meissner is a seasoned software engineer and freelance consultant with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry-grade embedded systems, holding a summa cum laude PhD in Computer Science from Goethe University. He specializes in Python and C++ development for automotive interior sensing, driver monitoring and computer vision, having led algorithm development and verification teams at Continental. A generalist by training, Markus combines cloud and database architectures, machine learning, and real-time embedded platforms, and has a track record of publishing EDA research and delivering series-ready products. His early leadership in RoboCup robotics underpins strengths in distributed decision-making and software architecture, while his Open Source engagement and Green IT interest signal a practical commitment to sustainable, reusable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Computer Science, Diplom, Computer Science at Goethe University FrankfurtPromotion / Dr. phil. nat., Informatik / Computer Science, summa cum laude, Promotion / Dr. phil. nat., Informatik / Computer Science, summa cum laude at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
German, English
Github Skills (12)
zabbix5
freebsd3
authenticator2
script2
pkg2
duo-security2
keycloak2
history1
python1
shell1
package-management1
zsh1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
markus-meissner/dotfiles
Jan 2015 - Jul 2026
Contributions:128 pushes, 3 branches in 11 years 7 months
meissnerIT/ansible-role-mit.zabbix-server.testssl
Apr 2016 - Jun 2026
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 10 years 4 months
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